Haiku in English: The First Hundred Yearshttp://mcpl.info/taxonomy/term/1883/all
enLittle Jewels--Haikuhttp://mcpl.info/blogs/love-reading/little-jewels-haiku
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<p><span><a href="http://mcpl.monroe.lib.in.us/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=hass,%20robert%20essential&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=4" target="_blank"></a>If you like haiku or are merely curious about the art, dive into this book. It traces the origin of the form in English from Ezra Pound’s “In a Station at the Metro” through the effusive Beats (Kerouac, Gary Snyder, and Allen Ginsburg) to contemporary masters of these powerful small poems. In the introduction, Billy Collins describes his love for these&nbsp;small gems&nbsp;and unlike many of the other artists included here,&nbsp;he writes in the familiar 5-7-5 syllabic pattern.&nbsp; </span></p><p><span></span><span>Here are a few of my favorite haiku included in the collection. But alas, there were so many good ones, it was hard to choose a small sample:</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span>passport check</span></p><p><span></span><span>my shadow waits</span></p><p><span>across the border&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --George Swede</span></p><p><a href="http://mcpl.info/blogs/love-reading/little-jewels-haiku" target="_blank">read more</a></p>For the Love of ReadingInformation, Answers & ReviewsHaiku in English: The First Hundred YearsPoetryThu, 02 Jan 2014 21:12:37 +0000Dory L.35369 at http://mcpl.info